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Plant Protection and Quarantine

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APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) safeguards our Nation's crops and

forests against the entry, establishment, and spread of economically and

environmentally significant pests. In doing so, we help U.S. agriculture

thrive—across the country and around the world.
Learn more about our organization, Plant Protection Today, and the authorities

under which we work.

Priorities

Facilitating Safe Trade 

We help U.S. agriculture thrive in the global marketplace and work with countries

around the world to promote a safe, fair, and predictable trade system.

Learn About International Standards

Imports: Establishing Effective Regulations and Policies 

We determine which plants and plant products can be imported and which pose a

high risk and should be excluded. Our regulations and policies protect the

environment and U.S. agriculture.

Learn About Imports
Exports: Assisting American Farmers and Exporters 

We provide plant health inspection and certification for plants and plant products

being shipped to foreign countries. Required by importing countries, these health

certificates ensure that products are pest- and disease-free.

Learn About Exports
Safeguarding U.S. Agriculture From Invasive Pests 

We protect agriculture and natural resources from the risks associated with the

entry, establishment, and spread of plant pests and diseases.

Learn About Plant Pests and Diseases

Trending Topics

Yellow-Legged Hornet 

The yellow-legged hornet was recently detected in the United States for the first

time. Find out more about this destructive pest and how you can help prevent its

spread.

National Clean Plant Network Funding 

The National Clean Plant Network protects healthy U.S. agriculture by providing

"clean" plant propagative material free of targeted pathogens and pests. Learn

about the program and current funding opportunities.

Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Funding 
The Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Program funds

projects to strengthen, prevent, detect, and mitigate invasive plant pests and

diseases.

Import Permits 

Want to bring plants or plant products into the United States? Learn about APHIS

regulations so you can import your products safely and legally.

Detector Dogs 

The National Detector Dog Training Center trains specially selected dogs and their

handlers to safeguard America’s agricultural and natural resources from harmful

pests. Learn more about detector dogs.

Science and Technology 

PPQ scientists monitor data from around the world and throughout the country to

uncover pathways and develop strategies to both exclude pests before they arrive at

our shores and to stop or limit their movement if they enter the country. 

Latest Updates

4/08/24

APHIS Restricts the Entry of European Cherry Fruit Fly (Rhagoletis cerasi) Host

Commodities from the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, Canada into the United

States

4/08/24

APHIS Establishes Mexican Fruit Fly (Anastrepha ludens) Quarantine Areas in Texas

4/04/24

Bridge Collapse: USDA Provides Guidance to Importers of Agricultural Shipments

Bound for the Baltimore Seaport

3/26/24

Plant Protection Today: A Florida Couple is Successfully Prosecuted for Lacey Act

Violations

3/21/24

APHIS Establishes and Expands Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) Quarantine Areas

in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Ventura Counties, California

View All Updates